Iryna Akimova “CYCLE MUSIC. F. CHOPIN. CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA N1, ALLEGRO MAESTOSO, PART B”

2020; acrylic on canvas; 100×100 cm.

“Gravity”:
Pandemic coronavirus has a negative impact on social communication in society. It produces psychological problems and depressions. In time of instability, classical music, like fresh wind, brings back creative mood and inspiration. Gravity of classical music paves the way for a new path of creative development.
Two series of my artworks (on the themes of the 1st piano concerto by F. Schopen and Seasons in Buenos Aires by A.Piazzolla) from the cycle MUSIC reflect my perceptions of classical music.

About artist: Iryna Akimova
is the member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Lives and works in Kyiv.
She is the Director of Analytical and Cultural Center NOSEP and the leader of the Ukrainian Association of Feminine Research in the Arts (UAFRA), a public organization that supports women in the arts. Works in painting, installations, animation. Her artworks are in private collections in Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Monaco, and in the museums in Ukraine, China, Slovakia.
She held six solo exhibitions and took part in more than 30 group in national and international exhibitions. Her pictures were sold in Phillips auction in London in December 2018 and July 2020.

SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2018 – Artfest of Ukrainian Contemporary Women’s Art, Institute for Contemporary Art, Kyiv, Ukraine – Diploma.
2018 – 8th International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts (8th international exhibition of traditional art), Museum of Art Collections, Shanghai, China.
2018 – International exhibition of contemporary women’s art “NUMERI ESSE”, Museum of the History of Kyiv, Ukraine.
2018 – “Feeling of Freedom”, Exhibition dedicated to the International Day of the White Ribbon, Ukrainian Parliament, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2019 – “Nuova Primavera”, Ukrainian Art Fest, Palazzo Velli Expo, Rome, Italy.
2019 – “Women in the arts”, German-Ukrainian exhibition of contemporary art, Villa Mohr cultural center, Munich, Germany.
2019 – “Contemporary Ukrainian art: women’s outlook”, Museum of Ukrainian culture in Svidnik, Slovakia.
2020 – Re:Creation, Contemporary Ukrainian Art Project, Govedarou Gallery, Saloniki, Greece.
2020 – Solo exhibition “MUSIC”, Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2021 – Art Show International Abstract Contest (on-line) , Los Angeles, USA, Honorable Mention Award.